Members on the Record (Automated) for Tue October 18, 2022

Israel - Palestine

Castro (D-TX-20) 10/18/2022: Retweet of @therecount – “Former Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — who has been a Vladimir Putin ally — all of a sudden loses his audio connection when asked to clarify his position on whether Israel should provide more military support to Ukraine. Link to video”

Cohen (D-TN-9) 10/17/2022: Retweet of @RepCohen – “There are many Jews who support Trump and largely because of his political calculus re: Israel and his Evangelical/Orthodox outreach.However Jews don't need him to tell us what our values should be. Authoritarians aren't/weren't good for Jewish people/values Link to quoted tweet”

Evans (D-PA-3) 10/17/2022: Retweet of @MaxBoot – “Trump and Netanyahu couldn't get a deal done; Biden and Lapid did. The resulting agreement was hailed as "historic" by both Israel and Lebanon. Opinion | Biden just pulled off a big diplomatic victory — and almost no one noticed”

Evans (D-PA-3) 10/17/2022: Retweet of @MaxBoot – “It's hard to overstate the significance of the maritime border deal between Israel and Lebanon. “Lebanon has, for the first time, entered a kind of de facto recognition of Israel and its borders,” writes former Ambassador @DanielBShapiro. Opinion | Biden just pulled off a big diplomatic victory — and almost no one noticed”

Evans (D-PA-3) 10/17/2022: Retweet of @Bsamuels0 – “The White House sharply condemns Trump, Kanye West for their respective antisemitic remarks made over the past 48 hours: "Disgusting, hateful, dangerous" White House sharply condemns Trump, Kanye West for antisemitic remarks... | haaretz.com”

Long (R-MO-7) 10/18/2022: Retweet of @netanyahu – “אין פלא שאוסטרליה ביטלה את החלטתה להכיר בירושלים כבירת ישראל, כשגנץ אומר ש״יש מקום לבירה פלסטינית בירושלים״ ולפיד אומר שהוא ״רוצה להקים מדינה פלסטינית״? לפיד וגנץ הם שמאל. הליכוד לא ילך איתם לא ברוטציה ולא בשום דרך אחרת. Link to video”

Omar (D-MN-5) 10/17/2022: Retweet of @MJPlitnick – “In typical bad faith, the rep of @AJCGlobal tries to falsely smear @IlhanMN as an antisemite, something done many times, but never with real basis. This time @mehdirhasan led his show with a spot on #antisemitism, w a Jewish guest, had Ilhan on later and just asked her about it. Link to quoted tweet”

Iran

Cotton (R-AR) 10/18/2022: Tweet – “Obama is just trying to burnish his legacy. He deliberately threw the Green Revolution protesters under the bus to get a deal with the terrorist regime. This was by design. Link to quoted tweetAn important recognition by President Obama, echoing Secretary Clinton's own regrets, that the lack of public support of the 2009 Iran protests was a missed opportunity to support the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people. #MahsaAmini (Link to twitter.com)”

Davis (D-IL-7) 10/17/2022: Retweet of @RepMikeQuigley – “The Iranian government is murdering its own people and now they are helping Russia attack Ukraine. The U.S. will not stand by while women's voices are suppressed and innocent people are killed. We must condemn Iran's actions and continue to support Ukraine's fight against Russia.”

Doggett (D-TX-35) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “Stood together at the Capitol last night with so many freedom-loving Texans to say: We stand with Iranian women speaking out. We stand with many Iranians from all walks of life, making their voices heard in the face of violent suppression. Link to image”

Doggett (D-TX-35) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “We defend against the criminalization, from Austin to Kashan, of women's personal choices and against those who suppress liberty by attacking equality. We must continue to shine a spotlight on the outrageous situation in Iran. Link to image   Link to quoted tweetStood together at the Capitol last night with so many freedom-loving Texans to say: We stand with Iranian women speaking out. We stand with many Iranians from all walks of life, making their voices heard in the face of violent suppression. (Link to twitter.com)”

Green (R-TN-7) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “This is why even entertaining the idea of making a nuclear deal with Iran was a mistake. Our adversaries are building a war machine to destroy the US and our allies. Iran planning to send missiles, drones to Russia for Ukraine war, officials say... | washingtonpost.com”

Issa (R-CA-50) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “This is the time to support the brave people of Iran as they stand up to the brutal regime that controls their country. Iran's Women Brave Extraordinary Risks to Protest... | wsj.com”

Kinzinger (R-IL-16) 10/17/2022: Retweet of @SykesCharlie – “On today's @BulwarkOnline podcast, @AdamKinzinger sounds off on Ukraine, Iran, Trump, MTG, the Secret Service, Mike Lee, Katie Hobbs, boiling frogs, media exhaustion, and SNL. A lively discussion, very much worth your time. Adam Kinzinger: Unplugged... | thebulwark.com via @BulwarkOnline”

Kinzinger (R-IL-16) 10/17/2022: Retweet of @bonesknight – “Join us at 8pm EST for the always awesome update space which @CANADA566 puts so much work and heart into. Special WOLF guest tonight! Scheduled: THE BOUMA REPORT #OSINT #UKRAINE #IRAN #CHINA #RUSSIA... | twitter.com”

Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8) 10/18/2022: Tweet – “As the Iranian people peacefully protest the murder of Mahsa Amini for exercising her basic human right of freedom of speech, we must stand with them as they push for a more just, free, and democratic #Iran. Link to video”

Lamborn (R-CO-5) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “The Iranian regime continues to oppose our democratic ideals. Iran is helping Russia target civilians in Ukraine, persists in supporting terrorism worldwide & brutally oppresses its own citizens. And yet President Biden continues to negotiate a new nuclear agreement with Tehran. Link to quoted tweetNot only is Iran funding terrorism. They're sending missiles to Putin to murder Ukrainian civilians. Giving this regime billions of dollars would be a deadly mistake.”

Lieu (D-CA-33) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “We stand with Iranians risking their lives to peacefully protest. Tehran must end its oppressive and violent campaign of abuse against women and girls. Pleased to join colleagues in taking congressional action to support the peaceful protestors. More: REP LIEU STATEMENT IN SOLIDARITY WITH PROTESTORS IN IRAN... | bit.ly”

McCarthy (R-CA-23) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “For 4 decades, the oppressive regime in Tehran has suppressed the Iranian people and threatened the world. Despite Democrat administrations giving them cash and legitimacy, nothing changes their behavior. We pray for the day when Iran sheds dictatorship and embraces democracy. Link to video”

McCaul (R-TX-10) 10/18/2022: Tweet – “LR @RepMcCaul "As Iran ramps up support for Russia's unjustified war against Ukraine w/suicide drones & maybe missiles, @POTUS must prioritize extending missile restrictions under UNSCR 2231. Failing to do so before Oct 18, 2023, will merely legitimize Iran's global terrorism."”

McCaul (R-TX-10) 10/18/2022: Retweet of @SenateForeign – “SFRC passed legislation to impose serious costs on supporters of #Iran's drone program. Unfortunately, Congress has failed to pass this legislation. We must have a unified front against Iranian drones in #Ukraine and the Stop Iranian Drones Act is the answer.”

Meijer (R-MI-3) 10/18/2022: Twitter thread – “Worth reading as Putin buys kamikaze drones from Iran to terrorize civilians in Kyiv, Dnipro, and elsewhere. Anyone who doesn't side with Ukraine against an invasion of their lands is throwing in w/ Putin, Iran, & North Korea. We are the company we keep. Inside the U.S. Effort to Arm Ukraine... | newyorker.com   Link to reply@RepMeijer I'm on the side of my children. I wish you had the same respect for the dollars you take from my children through violent coercion. @AttilaTheLund I understand and respect that concern, but there is a short/long-term question. If we sat idly by and did nothing, the prospect of expanded chaos in Europe would be far more costly to future generations in lost economic opportunity than helping Ukraine defend itself today. Link to reply@RepMeijer This is simply not true. It is not our war. Your job is to keep us out of wars that are not our war. This notion that we must feed war to starve war is insane. You know it, but power and money corrupts your ability to admit this. Good for Raytheon. Bad for my daughters. @AttilaTheLund I knew war from ~3 yrs in Iraq/Afghanistan, both quagmires that taught the imperative of self-determination. Russia is a former empire needing to expand to former glory bc its held captive by nostalgia. We aren't feeding war- we are helping a people avoid enslavement/destruction. Link to reply@RepMeijer Appreciating the willingness to engage, but "people" have ZERO input in this equation. Feeding war doesn't help people. Peace helps people. We are ensuring destruction, and deep down you must know this. Another trillion on wars on the other hemisphere does not make peace. @AttilaTheLund If we are speaking from a financial perspective, there has been far more public debate on Ukraine assistance than on 70%+ of our public outlays. I agree that peace helps- Russia troops leave Ukraine and war ends. Standing by while Ukraine falls will cost US far more in long-term. Link to reply@RepMeijer This is true, but the public has an appetite for war. We crave freedom fries. We crave the Holy War. Miniver Cheevy are we all. You may be right on the overall benefit to the US of warfare. War pays dividends (and can be a bargain). But my daughters will not collect the spoils. @AttilaTheLund 💯 on public appetite. To quote Chris Hedges, war is a force that gives us meaning; in times that feel meaningless it's tempting to reach for, but a temptation to avoid. That's why I've been the leading GOP in 117th Congress to return war powers to congress. But IRQ/AFG ≠ UKR”

Menendez (D-NJ) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “I welcome our European allies' steps today to stand firmly with Iranian women & men. When we act together to support these brave protesters, we make clear that the international community will not shrug off the Iranian regime's brutal response. Link to quoted tweetEU defends the right to peaceful protest and rejects the use of force against nonviolent protesters The Council imposes #sanctions on 🚫 11 people and 4 entities in #Iran More #HumanRightsViolations (EU restrictive measures against Iran... | europa.eu)”

Pallone (D-NJ-6) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “The Iranian regime's ongoing violence against protestors is unacceptable. The United States has already sanctioned senior Iranian leadership, and we must continue to stand with the brave women who are demonstrating for freedom and democracy. Iran's Loyal Security Forces Protect Ruling System That Protesters Want to Topple... | nytimes.com”

Quigley (D-IL-5) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “The Iranian government is murdering its own people and now they are helping Russia attack Ukraine. The U.S. will not stand by while women's voices are suppressed and innocent people are killed. We must condemn Iran's actions and continue to support Ukraine's fight against Russia.”

Risch (R-ID) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “There's really no question – #Russia's making deals w/ #Iran to ramp up drone attacks on #Ukraine. This only reiterates the consequences of failing to supply UA w/ the weapons it needs to defend itself. Long-range air defense for UA must be a top priority for the Biden Admin.”

Risch (R-ID) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “SFRC passed legislation to impose serious costs on supporters of #Iran's drone program. Unfortunately, Congress has failed to pass this legislation. We must have a unified front against Iranian drones in #Ukraine and the Stop Iranian Drones Act is the answer.”

Risch (R-ID) 10/18/2022: Tweet – “I am very concerned about reports that competitive Iranian climber #ElnazRekabi has gone missing and possibly sent to the horrific Evin prison. Her crime? Not wearing a headscarf. The women of #Iran deserve better. #MahsaAmini Link to quoted tweetBreaking via BBC Persian Iranian sport climber Elnaz Rekabi who competed without the Islamic headscarf at the International Federation of Sport Climbing's Asian Championships in Seoul on Sunday has gone missing. (Link to twitter.com)”

Swalwell (D-CA-15) 10/17/2022: Retweet of @Tapjones – “@thereidout @ericswalwell If any woman votes Republicans in office you're going back to the 1920s and before. You are giving up your rights for "The Man" to take your job and send you home, we will be like the women in Iran, fighting for rights again! Republican women are selling their souls. Link to image”

Waltz (R-FL-6) 10/18/2022: Tweet – “Yet another reason Biden's Iran Deal negotiators should walk away. Link to quoted tweetBREAKING: WP reports that Iran will send Fateh-110 & Zolfaghar short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, as the country is running out of its own missiles. The missiles have a range of 300 & 700 km. First it was the suicide drones, now missiles. The mullahs have to fall too. (Link to twitter.com)”

Saudi Arabia

Flores (R-TX-34) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “The US is the world's largest oil producer — so why does Biden need to beg countries like Saudi Arabia to supply us.”

Khanna (D-CA-17) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “We provide the Saudis with more than 70% of their weapons. For them to make cuts in oil production & drive up prices at a time when Americans are suffering at the pump is just wrong. My bill with @SenBlumenthal would stop arms sales to the Saudis in response to this decision. Link to video”

Khanna (D-CA-17) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “Thanks for raising this issue. Link to quoted tweetExclusive: Saudi Arabia sentences U.S. citizen to 16 years in prison for tweets (Opinion | Saudi Arabia sentences U.S. citizen to 16 years in prison for tweets) by me @washingtonpost”

Khanna (D-CA-17) 10/18/2022: Retweet of @waltshaub – “Saudi Arabia is not our ally. Instead of sending our president to fist-bump Mr. Bone Saw, we should be making them an international pariah. Link to quoted tweet”

Long (R-MO-7) 10/17/2022: Retweet of @MayraFlores2022 – “The US is the world's largest oil producer — so why does Biden need to beg countries like Saudi Arabia to supply us.”

Malinowski (D-NJ-7) 10/18/2022: Retweet of @MehdiHasanShow – ““I think it's long past time that we started acting like the superpower, not the sucker, in this relationship with Saudi Arabia.” @Malinowski speaks with @MehdiRHasan about the motivations behind the White House finally reviewing U.S. allyship with Saudi Arabia. Watch: Link to video”

Roy (R-TX-21) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “Fine - spotlight it & unwind it where possible… but don't shrug off a billion dollar buy-off of an American institution all to promote Saudi Arabia… Link to quoted tweet@chiproytx Easy Chip. Saudi money everywhere in the professional sports leagues oh and this very site CC: that to the 9/11 families. Let DJ be DJ. ⛳️⛳️”

Stefanik (R-NY-21) 10/18/2022: Tweet – “When Republicans earn back the House, we will investigate Joe Biden and the entire Biden Crime Family as a matter of national security. More in the @nypost: Stefanik: Biden impeachment 'on the table' for Saudi oil ask, Hunter...... | nypost.com”

Stefanik (R-NY-21) 10/18/2022: GETTR Post – “When Republicans earn back the House, we will investigate Joe Biden and the entire Biden Crime Family as a matter of national security. More in the New York Post: Stefanik: Biden impeachment ‘on the table' for Saudi oil ask, Hunter biz | nypost.com”

Van Hollen (D-MD) 10/18/2022: Tweet – “Saudi Arabia's treatment of this US citizen is appalling – as are their other human rights abuses & their efforts to aid & abet Putin's war machine by boosting his oil profits. Tough rhetoric isn't enough. They need to be held accountable – time to stop the coddling. Link to quoted tweetExclusive: Saudi Arabia sentences U.S. citizen to 16 years in prison for tweets (Opinion | Saudi Arabia sentences U.S. citizen to 16 years in prison for tweets) by me @washingtonpost”

Iraq

Crow (D-CO-6) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “It's been 20 years since Congress passed the 2002 Iraq AUMF. It's past time to reassert Congress' constitutional authority over matters of war and diplomacy. That's why I cosponsored & voted for @RepBarbaraLee's bill to repeal this outdated legislation and #StopEndlessWar.”

Lee (D-CA-13) 10/17/2022: Retweet of @RepJasonCrow – “It's been 20 years since Congress passed the 2002 Iraq AUMF. It's past time to reassert Congress' constitutional authority over matters of war and diplomacy. That's why I cosponsored & voted for @RepBarbaraLee's bill to repeal this outdated legislation and #StopEndlessWar.”

Turkey

Pascrell (D-NJ-9) 10/18/2022: Tweet – “I'm praying for those injured or lost in this awful tragedy. My thoughts are with their families and loved ones at this terrible time. Turkish mine explosion kills 25 and leaves dozens trapped... | bbc.com”

Horn of Africa

Coons (D-DE) 10/18/2022: Tweet – “16 million people in Somalia are expected to face acute hunger between now & December, a staggering scale of human suffering. The world must come together to provide humanitarian relief and fight famine in East Africa before it's too late. Somalia can't "wait for famine to be declared, or it will be too late"... | cbsnews.com”

Menendez (D-NJ) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “My thoughts are with the family of the aid worker killed in #Tigray & others whose loved ones were killed while providing aid in #Ethiopia, #SouthSudan & in other conflicts. Risking their lives to save innocent civilians, humanitarians deserve unconditional support & protection. Link to quoted tweet#BREAKING International Rescue Committee says employee killed in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region (Link to twitter.com)”

Risch (R-ID) 10/18/2022: Tweet – “Each side in this war has committed unspeakable atrocities. The Biden Admin's unwillingness to hold any #Ethiopian actors accountable is a stain on its handling of this war. POTUS must stop avoiding the use of sanctions in fear of offending and prioritize #humanrights. Link to quoted tweetDiplomats warn of a civilian bloodbath in Tigray, Ethiopia, as offensive escalates (Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Civilian bloodbath warning as offensive escalates... | bbc.in)”

Pakistan

Markey (D-MA) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “The climate crisis is deadly. This year alone, catastrophic flooding has killed thousands across Pakistan and Nigeria. We need international cooperation and bold climate commitments from the wealthiest of nations to stop these devastating events. Nigeria Floods Kill Hundreds and Displace Over a Million... | nytimes.com”

Jewish, Anti-semitism

Brown (D-OH-11) 10/18/2022: Tweet – “I am deeply saddened to see some of the oldest tropes about Jewish communities brought into American political discourse, most recently by the former president and Mr. West. I pray that we may come together to reject this infectious prejudice.”

Castro (D-TX-20) 10/17/2022: Retweet of @RepDeanPhillips – “The former President's statement about Jewish people is repulsive, offensive, and downright dangerous. Today would be a great day for my Republican colleagues to condemn such reprehensible tropes. So far, the silence is deafening.”

Huffman (D-CA-2) 10/18/2022: Tweet – “Maybe NASA, since she wants to reform the Jewish Space Laser Program? Or Senior Advisor on White Christian Nationalism? Trump wants to give Marjorie Taylor Greene a job in his new administration if he wins in 2024: Report... | msn.com”

Malinowski (D-NJ-7) 10/17/2022: Retweet of @SenatorLorettaW – “@tomkean you did vote against funding for family planning services every year for eight years of Chris Christie regime. But very important my friend, I am waiting for you to speak up against Donald Trump's antisemitism! This goes well beyond Party loyalty.”

Malinowski (D-NJ-7) 10/18/2022: Tweet – “So here's what my opponent's choice for House Speaker says will happen if the GOP wins: - give anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene choice committee assignments - a gov't shutdown to force cuts in Social Security - stop Ukraine aid - a national abortion ban Link to quoted tweet.@PunchbowlNews AM today - @GOPLeader on debt limit, Ukraine & immigration as Rs eye possible House takeover - GOP dumps another $4 million in against @RepSeanMaloney @apalmerdc @JakeSherman @heatherscope @maxpcohen @BrendanPedersen & me. Subscribe! (10/18/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM - Punchbowl News)”

Manning (D-NC-6) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “The former president's admonition to American Jews is insulting and dangerous. It suggests Jews are unable to discern their own best interests & builds on the age-old trope of dual loyalty. This is particularly harmful when violent antisemitism is on the rise in the US.”

Meng (D-NY-6) 10/18/2022: Retweet of @ADL – “Thanks to @RepGraceMeng @RepBrianFitz for leading this effort, and to @POTUS @SecBlinken for condemning these incidents. We urge the internal review to continue & are ready to help ensure Jewish American employees are fully included, supported & protected. Meng, Fitzpatrick, Manning, Weber, Veasey, Granger, Lieu And Smith Call For Update From State Department On Its Investigation Into Instances Of Antisemitism At The Agency... | meng.house.gov”

Omar (D-MN-5) 10/17/2022: Retweet of @mehdirhasan – ““Now is not the time to remain silent or to give the GOP a pass...These are not isolated or unconnected acts of antisemitic hate...It's all part of the same thing: The rising & dangerous fascism on the American right.” My @MSNBC opening monologue tonight: Link to video”

Omar (D-MN-5) 10/18/2022: Retweet of @mattduss – “Seems obvious that if your priority is fighting antisemitism you'd welcome @mehdirhasan and @IlhanMN's strong words here. But if you're mainly interested in scoring political points you'd do this: Link to quoted tweet”

Rosen (D-NV) 10/17/2022: Tweet – “Antisemitic conspiracy theories and dual loyalty tropes are both dangerous. We must combat antisemitism in ALL of its forms – whether it comes from an entertainer or a former President.”

Swalwell (D-CA-15) 10/18/2022: Retweet of @stevebenen – “The problem is not just that Trump pushed an anti-Semitic line. The problem is that he *keeps* pushing anti-Semitic lines, over and over again, over the course of several years. Why Trump is facing new allegations of anti-Semitism (yes, again)... | on.msnbc.com”

Afghanistan

Gosar (R-AZ-4) 10/17/2022: Retweet of @RepThomasMassie – “Annual US spending In Afghanistan until we exited: $50 billion. US spending in Ukraine this year: $50 billion. No joke. C'mon man, the military industrial complex isn't going to fund itself. Link to quoted tweet”

McCaul (R-TX-10) 10/17/2022: Twitter thread – “LR @RepMcCaul: “Over a year later, @StateDept has still failed to respond to @HouseForeignGOP's requests on the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. Recently, we renewed our requests and instructed them to preserve documents ahead of the next Congress.” Link to image Find the full statement and letter here ⬇️ McCaul Sends Letter to Secretary Blinken Formally Requesting Preservation of Documents - Committee on Foreign Affairs”

Other - Middle East

Long (R-MO-7) 10/18/2022: Tweet – “French company to plead guilty, pay more than $700 million on charges of bribing #ISIS as terror group killed westerners @CNBC French company to plead guilty, pay more than $700 million on charges of bribing ISIS as terror group killed westerners... | cnbc.com”